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Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a process from a state
where p1 = 5 lbf/in.2, V1 = 2.5 ft3 to a state where p2 = 20 lbf/in.2, V2 = 0.5 ft3. The relationship
between pressure and volume during the process is given by p = 23.75 7.5V, where V is in ft3
and p is in lbf/in.2 Determine the work for the process, in Btu.
KNOWN: CO2 gas within a piston-cylinder assembly undergoes a process where the p-V
relation is given. The initial and final states are specified.
15
p2 = 20 lbf/in. 2 CO2
10
V2 = 0.5 ft3 5
W
.
1
= -3600 ftlbf
Alternative Solution
Since the p-V relation is linear, W can also be evaluated geometrically as the area under the
process line:
= -4.63 Btu